| Andrei Cherny | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 22, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Don Bivens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1975 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Fleischman |
| Children | Ben, Arabelle |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D.) Georgetown University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | http://www.andreicherny.com |
Andrei Cherny (born August 4, 1975) is a former Arizona Assistant Attorney General, White House aide, business consultant, and the founder and President of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. He graduated with honors from Harvard College and received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).
Andrei was elected Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party by the party's State Committee on January 22, 2011.[1]
He has been called a “superstar” by CNN, a “progressive reformer” by Washington Monthly, one of America’s “top young thinkers” by the New York Times, “smart, bold, and thoughtful” by the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, and one of the “more creative thinkers” on the issues of the future by U.S. News and World Report’s Michael Barone.
A Los Angeles native, Cherny was the youngest White House speechwriter in American history and then went on to be a prominent advisor to elected officials and corporate leaders.[2][3] In 2000, Cherny was the lead negotiator and chief drafter of the national Democratic Party platform. He was the author of The Next Deal: The Future of Public Life in the Information Age,[4] one of the top-selling political books of 2001. The Next Deal examined how the economy has been transformed over the course of American history and laid out a vision for government and businesses in the twenty-first century, high-tech economy. In 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the California State Assembly in Los Angeles. From February 2003 to April 2004, Cherny served as a senior aide to John Kerry's Presidential campaign.
In 2004, Cherny was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government.[5]
In 2008, he was the author of The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour which was described as like “Stephen Ambrose at his best” by historian Douglas Brinkley.
As an Arizona criminal prosecutor, he focused on cases involving financial fraud, corporate crime, public corruption, illegal immigrant smuggling rings, and home mortgage fraud.
On April 15, 2009, Cherny announced his candidacy for Arizona State Treasurer. His campaign was co-chaired by former Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe.[6] He lost the election to Republican Doug Ducey, receiving 41% of the vote. He is Jewish.[7]
In addition to his professional work, Cherny is an officer in the United States Navy Reserve, and a contributor to a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and The New Republic.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Don Bivens |
Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party 2011 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |